Sometimes when a girl lives in an elegant, romantic and charming city she needs to escape it all for the rustic pleasures of…er…a romantic and charming village 🙂. So this past Monday, on the French national holiday of Pentecost, I left the bustling streets of my dear Paris for some quiet time in the lake town…
My goal this week was to venture into one of the greatest, most prestigious and most glamorous hotels in the world, George V. Four Seasons, Paris. The George V opened in 1928 in honor of George V of England, grandfather of Queen Elizabeth. During the liberation of Paris, it housed Dwight D. Eisenhower. Today it is owned…
I woke up this morning with a headache (too much fun at the Chardonnay wine tasting last night) and to dreary skies. Ah, not everything is always roses and rainbows here in Paris. My headache was compounded when I checked my email to find an email from a man who wrote to tell me…
Over on my home-side of the pond, Obama and Romney are about to start 7 months of a tête-à-tête battle that is to promise lots of lofty political promises, non-exhaustive pundit analysis of the latest polls, scathing PAC t.v. commercials, mountains of yard signs and 3 good debates. Ah, election year in America…kinda makes one want…
Man, was I excited to go to Bordeaux this past weekend! And it isn’t that I am the hugest Bordeaux drinker or lover (I am finding I appreciate more the Pinots of Burgundy), but wow did I have bounce in my step when I boarded the TGV in Paris-Montparnasse on my direct train to the Bordeaux-St….
Spring has sprung here in Paris. Il fait beau! The parks are brimming with well-coiffed French families, lounging locals, and tourist donning clothing sportif trying to run off the chocolat moelleux they ate the night before. Flowers are blossoming and the trees are budding. The sides of the Seine have become favorite spots for sunbathers…
Did you find some Hungarian wine yesterday? No! Shucks! Okay, then go grab some Napa or Bourgogne Chardonnay instead (I will wait here)…however, I no longer guarantee the mental transport to Budapest! Now sit back, relax and enjoy the parade of pictures…I got a few in this post! So in Part 2 I will pick-up immediately…
I have decided that Paris, The City of Light, has been named such because that is the speed in which time flies here. It has been 2 weeks since I, along with a dear friend from back home, embarked on a 3 day excursion to”The Paris of the East,” Budapest. Really, 2 weeks! Oh, my…
It isn’t every day that I lunch in a restaurant whose history dates back to 1582 nor one that causes a small tear to well in my left eye as I enter its elegant grande salon. It was so beautiful!! So Paris! I felt a bit like a princess as I was escorted with my…
As of today, I have been in Paris for 9 months. Besides a small break to go home for Christmas, the last ~270 days have been all Europe all the time. Which has been great. That is why I came. I wanted to be here to experience a new culture, learn a new language, travel…
